Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
| Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball | |||
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| University | Robert Morris University | ||
| Head coach | Andrew Toole (15th season) | ||
| Conference | Horizon League | ||
| Location | Moon Township, Pennsylvania | ||
| Arena | UPMC Events Center (capacity: 4,000) | ||
| Nickname | Colonials | ||
| Colors | Blue, white, and red | ||
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| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2025 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| NEC: 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2020 Horizon: 2025 | |||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||
| NEC: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 Horizon: 2025 | |||
The Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Robert Morris University in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League. The Colonials current head coach is Andrew Toole who is in his fifteenth season at RMU. Toole was hired when, after three years in charge and 73 wins, head coach Mike Rice Jr. left the program in 2010 to take the head coaching job at Rutgers.
Robert Morris has appeared nine times in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, most recently in 2025. The Colonials picked up their first ever tournament win in the Preliminary Round of the 1983 NCAA Tournament over Georgia Southern, and at the 2015 NCAA tournament, the Colonials beat North Florida in the First Four for their second win before losing to No. 1-seeded Duke (the eventual national champion) in the First Round.
Five years earlier, in the 2010 NCAA tournament, the 15-seed Colonials nearly upset 2-seed Villanova in the First Round before losing in overtime. The team is also known for its upset over No. 1-seeded (and 2012 national champion) Kentucky at the buzzer in the opening round of the 2013 National Invitation Tournament and another upset over traditional Big East powerhouse St. John's in the opening round of the 2014 NIT. However, in both cases, the Colonials lost in the second round. Top supporters of the RMU basketball program include Jeffrey Broadhurst, CEO of Eat'n Park Hospitality Group.